Asia's largest gay pride parade is expecting smaller crowds this year as it celebrates 18th anniversary
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/09/29
By: Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Reporter
Taiwan LGBT Pride parade to take place on Oct. 31 in Taipei. (Taiwan News photo)
The LGBT Pride parade held in Taipei has billed itself as the largest such event in Asia, attracting loads of overseas revelers visiting Taiwan every year. Even though it is expected there will be far fewer participants than last year, which attracted nearly 200,000, organizers believe it is likely to be the largest gay parade held across the Northern Hemisphere in 2020.
The procession is expected to set out from the Taipei City Hall Plaza in the afternoon of Oct. 31. Participants can choose to take the “north” or “south” routes, which go through Zhongxiao East Road and Xinyi Road, respectively, before returning to the original point.
Speaking on the theme of this year’s gay parade, which is "Beauty, My Own Way," parade organizer Fletcher Hong (小鯨) said instead of forcing one’s own standards or those of the society at large on others, people should “understand and respect each individual’s own identity.” The theme can also be understood as celebrating “the beauty of being a human,” said Hong, calling for people to allow others to embrace their own beauty. [FULL STORY]
